By Hannah Sparks May 1, 2019 | 12:38pm We’ve heard all the ways smartphones are potentially ruining us: by spreading illness, advancing obesity, shortening attention spans and contributing to poor eyesight, but a new reportreveals that they’re bad for the planet as well. Research by German manufacturer Viessmann finds that using your mobile phone for […]
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Published: 18 December 2019 Written by Melissa Hartman Megan V. Winslow/Town Crier Between March and May of this year, AT&T and Verizon submitted permit requests to install a combined 13 cell nodes across the city of Los Altos. When their applications were denied in September, they appealed the decision. The Los Altos City Council had its final […]
New restrictions imposed to address widespread community concerns about health risks By BARBARA HENRY OCT. 31, 2019 ENCINITAS — Encinitas will amend its controversial 5G wireless policy, adding new restrictions on antenna placement in response to opponents’ well-organized lobbying efforts. “I think much of your feedback is reflected in what’s being presented tonight,” Councilman Tony Kranz told […]
Some schools already have similar policies, but new directive sets a provincial standard The Canadian Press · Posted: Aug 29, 2019 12:45 PM ET | Last Updated: August 29 The Progressive Conservatives had proposed a ban on the use of cellphones in classrooms in their platform during last year’s election campaign. (CBC) Ontario will be […]
Jim Satney July 15, 2019 Residents in the suburban Los Angeles community of Lakewood say they are “horrified” by the thought of 5G network tower installations. At a community meeting, residents spoke out about 5G health concerns, saying that 5G is not proven safe. “I’m horrified, to be honest with you,” Lakewood resident Christina Rich […]
Londoners could soon begin to enjoy the benefits of 5G technologies. JONATHAN JUHA Updated: June 23, 2019 City hall’s information technology (IT) department is asking local politicians to give the green light to a two-year pilot project between the city and Rogers Communications Canada that would see the installation of 5G cellular telecommunication devices – […]
45-metre structure planned for nearby farm PHIL MELNYCHUK Jun. 4, 2019 6:00 a.m. Amabile Ranta is worried about a proposal to put 45-metre cellphone tower on a dairy farm on 128th Avenue, near her home in central Maple Ridge. Ranta lives across a field from where the tower would go, is a cancer survivor and is […]
Mothers of Cancer Survivors Share Feelings of Relief POSTED 4:45 PM, MARCH 23, 2019, BY JESSICA MENSCH, UPDATED AT 04:00PM, MARCH 23, 2019 RIPON — Parents in Ripon have been fighting for a Sprint cell tower to come down for roughly two years and they’re calling the company’s latest decision a major win. “It’s been a […]
by Global News April 21, 2019 An online petition claims an 18-meter-high (60 ft) Rogers cell phone tower is slated to be built less than 400 meters from Ellison elementary school. Courtesy: Change.org A proposed cellphone tower in a Kelowna neighbourhood is meeting resistance after residents discovered that its location will be less than […]
The affected students at Weston Elementary School in Ripon are all under the age of 10 They each have different types of cancer: brain, kidney, liver and lymphoma There is scant evidence that cell phone towers pose a real risk to humans But even skeptics say the number of cases in this cluster is unusual […]
